Making water-smart energy choices for development With global water supplies already strained, the shift to a water-smart approach to energy could not be more urgent Climate change undoubtedly poses a potent—even existential—threat to the planet. But the current approach to mitigating it, which reflects a single-minded focus on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, may end up […]
Read MoreNew ideas for fighting corruption in India Accurate publicity about misdeeds is the best way to deter corrupt businesses through the imposition of social sanctions on the miscreants India’s liberalization that began in the 1980s should have curtailed corruption, but the opposite happened. Growth surged; that raised the value of natural resources and government contracts. […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS WRITTING PRACTICE (22th APRIL 2018): indian history Q1 Examine main feature of morley minto reform.Identify it’s long term effect on indian freedom struggle. 250 words Q2 Evaluate the importance of revolutionary activities in first decade of 20th century? 125 प्रश्न 1: मोर्ली मिंटो सुधार की मुख्य विशेषता की जांच करें। भारतीय स्वतंत्रता संग्राम […]
Read MoreUPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 31/60 SAMVEG Q1. Consider the following statements about SANKALP, Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion. It is a centrally sponsored scheme (funded directly by Central Ministries and implemented by States or their agencies), It setup national bodies for accreditation and certification. The bodies shall […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS WRITTING PRACTICE (20th APRIL 2018):Essay write an essay in about 1000-1200 words Q1 only political reservation for women will not ensure empowerment of women. महिलाओं के लिए केवल राजनीतिक आरक्षण ,महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण को सुनिश्चित नहीं करेगा| write an essay in 700 words Q2 India needs a civil service that constantly refines itself and […]
Read MoreUPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 30/60 SAMVEG Q1. Consider the following statements about International North – South Transport Corridor (INSTC) It is a multimodal transportation established in 2000 by India, Russia and Iran. It aims to link Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Iran, and onward to northern […]
Read MoreCommonwealth leaders’ summit opens in London The 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting kicked off in London on Wednesday, as Britain, the current chair, sought to position the community as a route for tackling a number of global challenges, from climate change to protectionism, based on “equal” voices from across the group. “It’s a meeting that takes […]
Read MoreUPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 29/60 SAMVEG IAS Q1. Consider facts about OSIRIS-REX Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification,Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) is NASA’s first unmanned asteroid sampling mission Nasa’s Osiris-Rex will descend to near-Earth asteroid Bennu’s surface and retrieve up to three samples. Bennu comes very close to Earth every six years and […]
Read MoreThe welfare effects of rural electrification Rural electrification will not only help improve education, health and connectivity but will also enable India meet its climate change commitments Access to affordable electricity for each and every household is a necessary condition for social and economic development. However, rural electrification received attention in the development agenda mostly […]
Read MoreRevenue sharing: Are states in South India being taken for a ride? The issue of revenue sharing among states isn’t exactly a ‘North India vs South India’ debate. Rather, it is more of a poor-vs-rich issue The terms of reference of the new 15th finance commission have stirred a hornet’s nest, with states in South […]
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